Grounding at System Level: Myths, Mistakes, and Modern Practices

What You’ll Learn

Grounding is one of the most misused and misunderstood concepts in electronics. Engineers talk about “ground” to mean safety, return paths, shielding, signal reference, and more, yet applying rules blindly often leads to costly design flaws.

In this masterclass, Marco will go beyond “best practice checklists” to explain what grounding really means at the system level and how to control currents effectively for EMC success.

✅ The “Ground” Myth — Why ground means different things to different engineers, and why this causes confusion
✅ Currents, Not Just Conductors — How to guide DC, LF, and HF currents along controlled paths
✅ System-Level Challenges — From automotive chassis to carbon-fiber structures: practical grounding examples
✅ Common Failure Points — Misleading design rules and why they don’t work in real-world conditions
✅ Modern Approaches — Field theory, simulations, and practical techniques to control coupling and reduce emissions

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of grounding, actionable strategies to improve your designs, and the confidence to avoid costly EMC mistakes.

Ideal For

• Hardware Engineers & PCB Designers — Struggling to apply grounding rules effectively in designs

• System Architects & EMC Specialists — Needing clarity on return paths, bonding, and system-level challenges

• Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial Teams — Designing systems with complex structures and multiple “grounds”

• Compliance & Test Engineers — Wanting to identify grounding-related failure points earlier in the design phase

Why Attend?

Because misunderstanding grounding is one of the top causes of EMC failures. Whether you design PCB layouts, large systems, or work in compliance testing, this session will give you the tools to rethink grounding as a design strategy not just a symbol on a schematic.

Join EMC experts and learn how to avoid the billion-dollar mistake.